“It’s very hard to lose people because we were one big family.”
A commander of an elite unit of Ukrainian marines has told Sky News the majority of his best trained troops have been injured or killed
“My unit was 100% made up of professional soldiers."
Speaking to Sky News near the front line south of the city of Severodonetsk, a company commander called Oleksandr said a core of experienced soldiers who had been fighting together since 2018 had been lost
Commander Oleksandr claims Russian combat losses are even higher, taking Sky News to the site of a major battle near the town of Avdiivka to make his point.
He said his unit destroyed 19 Russian vehicles, and killed dozens of enemy soldiers
“I hate war, I would never be here… Russia started this war, so what do we do? This is part of our country that we have to fight for. I don’t see another way.”
Since February 24 Iryna has dedicated her life to care for wounded soldiers
Would you want to live forever online? 💻 One technology entrepreneur has made this a reality.
Sky’s Arthi Nachiappan tries out the AI technology which reimagines our relationship with the dead 👇
When his father was diagnosed with cancer, tech entrepreneur Artur Sychov was inspired to create a virtual reality tool which would allow him to live forever online
Artur called it ‘live forever mode’.
It features digital avatars who can simulate a person’s voice, mannerisms and movements after just 30 minutes of the user being observed
Anyone feeling emotionally distressed or suicidal can call Samaritans for help on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org in the UK. In the US, call the Samaritans branch in your area or 1 (800) 273-TALK
This is what the big social media companies had to say about how they safeguard children on their platforms
Hearings have taken place today at the International Court of Justice, where Israel stands accused of committing genocide in Gaza.
But what is genocide and why is South Africa taking Israel to court? 🧵👇
South Africa is arguing Israel is breaching the UN convention on genocide by "killing Palestinians in Gaza, causing them serious bodily and mental harm, and inflicting on them conditions of life calculated to bring about their physical destruction"
Israel has described the lawsuit as a "despicable and contemptuous exploitation" of the court
Israel said Gazans could flee to this neighbourhood - then it was hit.
Using on-the-ground footage, satellite imagery and mapping software, Sky News found that a building in Deir al Balah was hit on 5 December, one day after Israel told civilians they could flee to the city.
Responding to our findings, the IDF did not deny it was responsible for the blast.
Two independent experts told Sky that the extent of the damage, size of the rubble, lack of burn damage and apparent precision of the strike were consistent with an airstrike, not a misfired rocket.
Without access to the weapon remnants Sky News cannot say for sure who was behind the blast.
Israel has said it was striking military targets in Deir al Balah that day. Sky has not seen any reports of other groups firing rockets in the area at that time.
🇺🇦 When #Kherson was liberated in November 2022, people came out on the streets to celebrate. It was the most significant city to be recaptured by Ukraine.
But Sky News has uncovered some of the horrors revealed by liberation from the Russian occupation 👇
Olga Cherniak and Svitlana Shukailo are civil servants accused by the Russians of handing intelligence to the Ukrainian authorities
Along with many others, they were tortured in a network of detention centres set up across the city and the region